Six Harvard players won their individual matchups in three games, with Power, junior Zeke Scherl, sophomore Tom Mullaney, Kirby, junior Alexander Ma, and junior co-captain Jason Michas coming up big for the Crimson.

“[The match against Williams] was not an Ivy match, so it’s not as important, but it was a great way to start the season,” McLaughlin said. “We have high hopes for this year. We face Dartmouth in a couple of weeks. We’re hopeful and will see how everything plays out.”

The Crimson has enjoyed success against the Ephs in recent history, taking down Williams, 8-1, in the first weekend of last season and earning a 6-3 victory during the 2009-10 campaign. Friday night’s victory marks Harvard’s first sweep of the Ephs since 2006.

“[The match against Williams] was the first match of the season for the men, but the really big weekend was the Ivy scrimmages last weekend,” Way said. “Winning the Ivy scrimmages doesn’t mean anything, but it gives the guys a confidence boost and an idea of what they could achieve in the coming year.”

“We’re not going to get ahead of ourselves, but this match [against Williams] along with the Ivy scrimmages, sets the tone,” he continued. “Any sports cliché will apply, whatever boring quote you want to throw in there. ... We got the job done.”

—Staff writer Catherine E. Coppinger can be reached at ccoppinger@college.harvard.edu.